- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 11 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of people who were not seen within the 18-week deadline for chronic pain treatment in 2019 were under the care of NHS Grampian.
Answer
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Clare Haughey on 11 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of children in the NHS Grampian area who were due to receive mental health treatment in 2019 were seen within the 18-week deadline.
Answer
In 2019 the number of CAMHS patients seen by NHS Grampian was 1,320. Of these 56.0 per cent were seen within 18 weeks of referral.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 11 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many miles of (a) copper wire and (b) fibre for internet infrastructure has been laid in each of the last three years, and how many miles of the copper wire laid in each year (i) replaced existing copper wire and (ii) created new connections.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-27585 on 6 March 2020, the existing physical infrastructure network is owned by various commercial suppliers such as Openreach, Virgin Media, CityFibre, etc. As such the Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of miles of copper wire or fibre that has been laid in each of the last three years.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 11 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to have a list of all the homes that cannot be connected to superfast broadband through the R100 programme by the end of 2021, which will therefore be eligible to apply to its alternative voucher scheme.
Answer
As I have set out to the Rural Economy Committee and in the Chamber, it is our intention to develop an on online checker - which we aim to launch in Summer 2020 – which will provide information down to the individual premises level. This is an improvement on data provided under the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme, which was published at postcode level, in order to reduce confusion for local people and business customers.
The online checker will confirm whether properties are in commercial plans or are part of the R100 contract build, and whether or not they are eligible for a voucher. This will give individuals and businesses as much clarity as possible on whether they will benefit directly from R100 and the nature of the solution proposed, thereby ensuring everyone can access a superfast service by the end of 2021.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many trains in each of the last five years have used toilets that disperse waste on the tracks, also broken down by the volume of waste matter dispersed each year.
Answer
This is an operational matter for all train operating companies in Scotland and as such the Scottish Government does not hold the information.
Through the franchise contract the Scottish Government has specified and funded the removal of all ScotRail carriages that discharge waste to the track.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many rail passenger journeys there have been in each of the last three years, broken down by Parliamentary region.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold rail passenger information broken down by specific parliamentary region.
The continued investment in Scotland’s Railway, infrastructure, stations and services has seen patronage grow by 35% in the last 10 years across Scotland.
I refer the member to Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) Bibliographic number: 61413 for details of Scotrail passenger figures broken down by route for the last 3 years.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 9 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of people in the NHS Grampian area who were due to receive cancer treatment in 2019 were seen within the 62-day standard.
Answer
Data on performance can be accessed via the ISD website. Data for Q4 2019 will not be published until end March 2020.
Table 1. Cancer Waiting Times performance in NHS Grampian
in 2019 (Q1 - Q3). |
Cancer Waiting times | 62 Day pathway
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Total |
Number of patients treated | 368 | 408 | 408 | 1,184 |
Number treated within standard | 281 | 354 | 325 | 960 |
Performance | 76.4% | 86.8% | 79.7% | 81.1% |
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Cancer Waiting times | 31 Day Pathway |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Total |
Number of patients treated | 685 | 763 | 788 | 2,236 |
Number treated within standard | 636 | 716 | 749 | 2,101 |
Performance | 92.8% | 93.8% | 95.1% | 94.0% |
https://beta.isdscotland.org/media/2875/2019-12-17
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While the average wait for patients on the 62 day pathway in quarter 3 2019 was 40 days NHS Grampian’s performance against this 62 day standard at 79.7% is not good enough. The Scottish Government published the £850 million Waiting Times Improvement Plan on 23 October 2018. The Plan sets out a series of actions to ensure the future delivery of waiting time standards for patients across Scotland by Spring 2021. The immediate focus is on improvements for patients whose treatment is urgent, who have a suspicion of cancer, and those who have been waiting longest for an appointment. £1,942,000 was released in 2019 to directly support cancer and diagnostic improvements.
Following the development of the Effective Cancer Management Framework we continue to provide tailored support to NHS Boards across Scotland including NHS Grampian.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 February 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 9 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the NHS spending proposals in the Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill, whether NHS Grampian will receive its full share of NRAC allocated funding in (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23.
Answer
The Scottish Budget provides additional funding of £454 million for frontline NHS Boards in 2020-21 and continues to ensure that no Board is further than 0.8% from its target funding allocation.
In 2020-21, NHS Grampian will receive additional investment of £29.5 million, and this will take the Board’s overall funding in excess of £1 billion for the first time. Since 2015-16, NHS Grampian has received additional funding of £56 million specifically to support the Board’s movement towards NRAC parity.
Due to insufficient clarity from the UK Government and delays in its plans to undertake a multi-year Spending Review, the Scottish Government has not yet set out spending plans beyond 2020-21.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Ben Macpherson on 9 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) local authorities and (b) bus operators have paid in non-domestic rates for bus shelters in each year since 2017-18.
Answer
Non-domestic rates for bus shelters are exclusively paid for by local authorities. The estimated net non-domestic rates costs for bus shelters paid for by local authorities in the years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 are set out in the following table.
Local Authority | Estimated Net Non-Domestic Rates Costs (£m) |
2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
Aberdeen City | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Aberdeenshire | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Angus | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Argyll & Bute | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
City of Edinburgh | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
Clackmannanshire | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Dundee City | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
East Ayrshire | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
East Dunbartonshire | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
East Lothian | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
East Renfrewshire | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Falkirk | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Glasgow City | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
Highland | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Inverclyde | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Midlothian | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Moray | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Na h-Eileanan Siar | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
North Ayrshire | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
North Lanarkshire | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Orkney Islands | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Perth & Kinross | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Renfrewshire | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Scottish Borders | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Shetland Islands | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
South Ayrshire | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
South Lanarkshire | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Stirling | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
West Dunbartonshire | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
West Lothian | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Scotland | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.63 |
Sources: Scottish Assessors’ Valuation Roll; Local Authority Billing Information. Analysis only includes properties on the valuation roll that are listed as bus shelters; it excludes bus stations and stances.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 6 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many miles of (a) copper wire and (b) fibre compose the existing internet network, and how many miles of existing copper wire are due to be replaced by fibre by the end of 2021.
Answer
The existing physical infrastructure network is owned by various commercial suppliers such as Openreach, Virgin Media, CityFibre, etc. As such the Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of miles of copper wire or fibre that make up the existing network, or the miles of copper wire due to be replaced by fibre by the end of 2021.
